PLEXSYS’ Sonomarc 4.7 Upgrade Preview at I/ITSEC

PLEXSYS’ sonomarc update enables modern training mission operations for instructors and operators. With a fully-featured text chat capability, VoIP phone support, touchscreen record and replay timeline interface, and configurable streamlined user interface, sonomarc 4.7 is a significant capability upgrade.

The modern instructor/trainer plays many roles simultaneously.Sonomarc Chat Link’s multiple personalities feature makes it easy to keep trackof sets of messages, rooms, and notifications across different domains andtrainees. Chat Link provides a dedicated internal chat server and connectionsto external servers via industry-standard XMPP.

“This chat capability represents PLEXSYS at its best,quickly responding to a need, and creating what the operator wants based on ourexperience as operators and customer feedback,” says Homer Walden, senior businessdevelopment manager.

This update adds VoIP phones to the Instructor Linkinterface, enabling integration with or modeling of real-world VoIP phonesystems. Instructors can use multiple phone numbers on different networks torole play effectively.

Also new to this update is the sonomarc Recorder touchtimeline interface. The Recorder provides an interface for recording andreplaying audio communications. Whether the audio is on a simulated radio,intercom, phone, operator or instructor station, it is recorded andsynchronized. Navigation and playback are done with swipe, drag, zoom, and tapcontrols such as tap to listen/mute.

Sonomarc 4.7 will be released on December 18, 2019. Visitorsof I/ITSEC in Orlando, Florida, can visit PLEXSYS Booth 1573 during December2-5 to get an advance peek of these new functions.